Tall People Earn Higher Wages

Tall people seem to be at the top of the wages ladder, specially men, according to a new study in Australia.

They calculated that every five centimetres (two inches) above the average height of 178 centimentres (5 feet 10 inches) boosted a male's wages by the equivalent of an extra year's experience in the labour force.

"This result holds constant across a number of other factors that also affect wages, such as age, race, family background, experience and education," said ANU professor Andrew Leigh.

The study condcuted was based in data from almost 20,000 Australians. The study also claimed that people with overweight did not earn less than average.


Mate Selection is Controlled by Females and We Choose Tall

In a different study it was proved that women tend to prefer tall men.

Some experts, including James Gould of Princeton University, say there's good evidencethat the preference for height by female humans is based on the fact that it translates as good health: statistics show that taller men are more likely to have children than shorter men.


Mate selection, which is controlled by females in most species, can be cruel. The female, no matter what species, is interested in good genes.